"Discrimination Goes On"

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"Discrimination Goes On"

New York Times (12/20/89), P. A26
Cohen, Robert H.

Abstract: In supporting contact tracing for HIV ("Dr. Joseph and AIDS Testing," editorial, Nov. 16), the New York Times apparently believes that discrimination is no longer a problem, writes Robert H. Cohen of San Francisco, who says he knows people who have lost jobs and homes and been unable to obtain insurance and medical and dental care once people learned they carried HIV. Those who resort to legal protections face high expenses and often die before the resolution of the case, Cohen says. Furthermore, HIV infection likely lasts a lifetime, says Cohen, while antidiscrimination laws do not. He cites Concord, Calif., where religious zealots led a well-organized and professional campaign to repeal a city ordinance forbidding discrimination against people with HIV infection. Only a federal committment to fighting discrimination will encourage infected people to come forward for treatment that promises to prolong their lives and possibly reduce their infectivity and the risk to others, Cohen concludes.

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